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Recent Examples of murky The situation with Adams, who has a less than flattering history with the district, is a bit murkier. Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 The Miami Hurricanes’ place in the ACC landscape As for Miami’s conference standing, things are a bit murkier now. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 While some studies point to a decrease in sperm count worldwide due to environmental and lifestyle factors, the scientific evidence to support or refute Kennedy's exact claims is murky. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 No budget in writing is no budget at all, and no clarity around what entity would be providing that budget and oversight is a bit too murky to be worth jumping ship for. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for murky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murky
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Patrick wore a classic dark grey suit with coordinating pants and jacket.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As her body began to shiver and her mind grew hazy, extraction efforts only became more difficult.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At the new Bay View taproom, the brewery will serve small runs as well as Solemn Oath Brewery staples, such as its popular Lü Kölsch, Snaggletooth Bandana IPA, Small Wave City Club hazy IPA and Kidnapped by Vikings IPA.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • According to the institute statement, which remained ambiguous about the mosquito’s permanence, the insect probably arrived via freight transportation.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps its message is meant to be deliberately ambiguous—or maybe there’s no message at all.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Use numbers instead of vague words.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The president had previously discussed his plans for the trucking industry in a Truth Social post, but had been vague on details.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These are bleak times, and as fans continue to mourn the club’s decline, West Ham’s hierarchy have shifted their focus to the January transfer window.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • As with many of Burton's best films, the real magic is the nuggets of human profundity hidden within the bleak imagery and whimsical comedy.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And don’t forget to take in the surrounding Carpathian Mountain landscape with its misty dense forest and nearby castles and medieval towns that are equally worthy of a visit.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Welch announced their album Everybody Scream back in August, following a few cryptic teasers.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This led many fans to believe that online discussions and interviews referencing his expiring contract were part of an elaborate storyline, given Kross's cryptic persona.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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